Cummings Foundation Grant Award
May 26, 2022
The Boston Public Library Fund (BPLF) is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants through the Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.
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Gift Supports the Next Generation
May 5, 2022
Julie Wood recently included the Boston Public Library Fund in her estate plan, and her gift is earmarked to establish the Dr. Julie Wood Children’s Series.
The BPL’s First Nutrition Literacy Coordinator Cooks Up New Programs for Patrons
April 6, 2022
With a generous donation from the PDB Foundation, the Roxbury Branch’s Nutrition Lab is now the Boston Public Library’s hub for culinary literacy.
Poem Celebrates National Library Week
April 3, 2022
For National Library Week 2022 the Boston Public Library Fund commissioned the incredible Alondra Bobadilla, Boston’s first ever Youth Poet Laureate, to write and perform a poem about the Boston Public Library.
Dorchester Cartoonist Named BPL’s First Teen Artist in Residence
March 30, 2022
Program funded through the Lynch Foundation is now available at Adams Street, Roslindale, and Roxbury branches.
Celebrate National Library Week
March 17, 2022
National Library Week, April 3 – 9, celebrates public libraries and highlights the valuable role they play in transforming lives and strengthening communities.
Granite Telecommunications Helps Close the Digital Divide
January 19, 2022
With the support of Granite Telecommunications, more Bostonians will be able to access the information they need to thrive.
Amazon Funds Teen Tech Programming with $150,000 Gift
December 13, 2021
The Boston Public Library Fund is pleased to recognize Amazon for their $150,000 gift in support of Teen Programming at the Boston Public Library (BPL).
Yawkey Foundation Supports Peer Navigator Pilot Program with $50,000 Gift
December 13, 2021
The Yawkey Foundation has generously committed $50,000 to the Boston Public Library Fund for the creation of Peer Navigator programming at the Boston Public Library (BPL). The Yawkey Foundation’s support enables the BPL to augment
Institute of Museum and Library Services Provides Grant
November 6, 2021
IMLS Supports BPL ESL Programs with $50K Grant!
Community History and Digitization Project Continues
October 12, 2021
NEH Grant revives Community History Projects put on hold due to COVID 19 pandemic.
Liberty Mutual Foundation Supports Community Outreach with $100k Gift to Peer Navigator Pilot Program
August 18, 2021
The grant supports the creation of the program, which will work to connect housing-insecure patrons with housing programs and other social services in Boston.
With Support from Amazon, the Newly Renovated Adams Street BPL Branch Strikes the Right Note
June 14, 2021
A gift of $25,000 will fund community programming and instrument lending in the branch’s state-of-the art Music Room.
Lacretsha Gates: Career Online High School Impact Story
April 26, 2021
Through the Career Online High School program provided by the Boston Public Library, 21 year old Lacretsha Gates has been able to receive her high school diploma after significant hardship in her life.
ESL Online Classes
April 2, 2021
English as a Second Language Classes continue online in 2020… Attendance Doubles!
Future Readers Club
April 2, 2021
One in three children enters kindergarten without the tools necessary to learn to read. The Future Readers Club works to even that playing field.
Cummings Foundation Grant Award
May 26, 2022
The Boston Public Library Fund (BPLF) is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants through the Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.
Gift Supports the Next Generation
May 5, 2022
Julie Wood recently included the Boston Public Library Fund in her estate plan, and her gift is earmarked to establish the Dr. Julie Wood Children’s Series.
The BPL’s First Nutrition Literacy Coordinator Cooks Up New Programs for Patrons
April 6, 2022
With a generous donation from the PDB Foundation, the Roxbury Branch’s Nutrition Lab is now the Boston Public Library’s hub for culinary literacy.
Poem Celebrates National Library Week
April 3, 2022
For National Library Week 2022 the Boston Public Library Fund commissioned the incredible Alondra Bobadilla, Boston’s first ever Youth Poet Laureate, to write and perform a poem about the Boston Public Library.
Dorchester Cartoonist Named BPL’s First Teen Artist in Residence
March 30, 2022
Program funded through the Lynch Foundation is now available at Adams Street, Roslindale, and Roxbury branches.
Celebrate National Library Week
March 17, 2022
National Library Week, April 3 – 9, celebrates public libraries and highlights the valuable role they play in transforming lives and strengthening communities.
Granite Telecommunications Helps Close the Digital Divide
January 19, 2022
With the support of Granite Telecommunications, more Bostonians will be able to access the information they need to thrive.
Amazon Funds Teen Tech Programming with $150,000 Gift
December 13, 2021
The Boston Public Library Fund is pleased to recognize Amazon for their $150,000 gift in support of Teen Programming at the Boston Public Library (BPL).
Yawkey Foundation Supports Peer Navigator Pilot Program with $50,000 Gift
December 13, 2021
The Yawkey Foundation has generously committed $50,000 to the Boston Public Library Fund for the creation of Peer Navigator programming at the Boston Public Library (BPL). The Yawkey Foundation’s support enables the BPL to augment
Institute of Museum and Library Services Provides Grant
November 6, 2021
IMLS Supports BPL ESL Programs with $50K Grant!
Community History and Digitization Project Continues
October 12, 2021
NEH Grant revives Community History Projects put on hold due to COVID 19 pandemic.
Liberty Mutual Foundation Supports Community Outreach with $100k Gift to Peer Navigator Pilot Program
August 18, 2021
The grant supports the creation of the program, which will work to connect housing-insecure patrons with housing programs and other social services in Boston.
With Support from Amazon, the Newly Renovated Adams Street BPL Branch Strikes the Right Note
June 14, 2021
A gift of $25,000 will fund community programming and instrument lending in the branch’s state-of-the art Music Room.
Lacretsha Gates: Career Online High School Impact Story
April 26, 2021
Through the Career Online High School program provided by the Boston Public Library, 21 year old Lacretsha Gates has been able to receive her high school diploma after significant hardship in her life.
ESL Online Classes
April 2, 2021
English as a Second Language Classes continue online in 2020… Attendance Doubles!
Future Readers Club
April 2, 2021
One in three children enters kindergarten without the tools necessary to learn to read. The Future Readers Club works to even that playing field.
